Baling-press.



'. J. BABGOK.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1914.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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F. J. BABCOCK.

BALING PRESS.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNI: 1s, 1914.

1,1 21,449. Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

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WTNESSES- NVEIVTOR.

Mm Fran/f J. Bacack.

* BY /m ATTORNEY.

I THE NORRIS PETERS C0.. PHOTU'LITHU., WASHINGTON. D4 Cf pivrrnn etarras rafrnivfr orribile.

HANK J. Bassoon, or Ees': sYRAcUsE, new YORK; assieme ro `'rain 'sYnaoUsE BALER oompa-112er sYnAcusn, New vom; a conronnrron or New` YORK.

BALING-PRESS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

i'eateatea nee. ,15, 1911.

Application led .Tune 13, 1914. Serial No. 844,848.

To clZZw/iom it may concern .i

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' Beit known that I, FRANK J. BABCOCK, a citizen ofv the United States, residing at East Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, havev invented certain newand useful Improvements in BalingLPresses, of which the following is Va specification. v

This invention relates to improvements in baling presses, designed for use particularly for compressing and'binding waste-paper and the like.

'The object of the invention isto provide.k

a novel, simple and inexpensivepress of the class, preferably vmade entirely of metal capable of being tightly closed .for .rendering it` iireproof.

A further object isto improve the presshead or platen operating mechanism, and a further obJect is to provide novel and quick acting platen releaslng andjelevatingmeans.

- "The-various features and partsoffthe 'in-k` vention will be understood from the detailed description which follows, and by reference tol the accompanying drawings, in which+- y Figure 1 isa top plan view ofthe press inL operation. Fig. 2 is" a lfrontelevation'of sure lever and pawl-and-ra'tchet parts. Fig.

`5 is a front view,with door open; showing a bale pressed and tied ready for removal.'

Fig., 6 isy a central vertical section; showing the press-box empty; also showing the platen or press-head in elevated position.

In the drawings 2, 3 and 4 represent the back and `integral sides of the press-box, which preferably consists of a single. sheet of steel or ironV (seeFig. 1).

.5 represents the bottom also meta-l, which" has its ends bent downwardly asl at 6.`

7, 8. and 9 and10 represent'narrow'metal bands which extend horizontally around the three sides ofthe box to which theyy are secured' by rivets or bolts 11. At the bottom the bolts 11 also pierce the anges 6 ofthe bottom or floor 5. The band 7 preferably extends across the open front `of the boX'.

Atthe top, the front edges of Athe sides 3 and 4 arevtied together andbraced by an angle.y iron12.v

13 represents a .sheet `metal vdoonw'hich closes the"- open front ofthe box, and which isrhinged tothe side 4, by loops 14 formedy onsimilar bars '15*v secured toik the' door, and

series of'latch-bars 17, which are pivoted to the bars 15, as at 18. The latches 17 are connected for simultaneous operation by a vertical bar 19, pivoted at 20,' and allof these partsl are operated by a khand-lever 21 pivoted to the door at 21', and is also pivoted to the -bar 19. vVihen thedoor is closed the` latchesengage strikers 22 vcarried by the si e 3. v f

loops 16'carried bv the-bands 8, 9 and 10. i rrll`he door 13vis heldin closed position by a The waste paper orother material is com `pair of pawlsor dogs 27, which are pivoted at 28 'to the top side vof the platen, while 1 their freer ends engage vertically disposedy ratchets 29 carried by the sides 3 and 4.` The ratchets'29 are inserted through vslots in the sides 3 and 4 and have lugs 29 which engage the outer faces of said sides to which theyiare securedby rivets 30. The ratchetbar-25 is held inupright position by a rocking-lever 31, which has a slotted opening 32, to looselyreceive the said bar. Lever 31 is pivoted at itsrear end to theforwardwend' of a`bracket'33 by a pin 34. The forward end of `levver`31 extends to and over the door, and yis perforated 'to yreceive ythe upper end of a'link or rod 35.

36 represents a hand-lever, which is pivoted in a bracket 37 carried by the door. The lever 36 -is perforated near its pivoted end to receive the lower end of the link 35. The'yraising and lowering, of the lever 36,

pump-handle fashion, operates `the lever 31 for depressing bar 25 and platen 23. The bar 25 passes loosely through the enlarged portion of vlever 31 and is depressed by a pair ofv pawls 37 and 38 each'lhaving a counterweight 391501 holding the points of the pawl in the'shroudedl ratchet 40 arranged on the opposite sides of the bar 25. rlhepawls 37 and 38 arepivoted in brackets 41 by pins`42, thev said brackets .being pivrio . bolts 43, which arethreaded intoholes 44, as best seen in Fig. 4.' A washer 45 is-in.

' Y terposed between each bracket 41 and the 5 lever 31.

Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 show the positions of the platenoperating parts during or at the `final ypressing operation. VvBleu fore any paper is placed in the box, several wires or bindingl cords as 47 should be dis i posed in the box, as shown in Fig. 6, with their rear ends ipassingout through holes.

48 in the back 2. The other ends yof the ywires'are inserted through holes 49 in the door, and then the door should be closed andlatched. The wires 47 are then left in the positions described until the bale is compressed as in Fig. 5. rlihe platen 23 is then released` by unlatching the pawls 27 and elevated su'liiciently to-allow the rear ends of the wires to be withdrawn `from the back 2 and passedvover thetop of the bale,

i where they are spaced',y by small channelirons 50 aflixed tothe underside of the platenA and these ends lare alsov passed throughv the holes' 49 inthe door. rihe platen4 is again lowered by the handle 36 for recompressing the bale, and# at the saine time the slack of the wires is'taken up by the operatorpulling on the loose ends of the v30 wires projecting through. the door `13.

When the compressing of the bale, `as 46, `is completedythe link 'is disconnected from "the levers 31 and 36, the lever 21 is de? pressed for raising `the latches 17 and the door 13 is swung open, as in Fig. 5." The `ends vofthe wires are then tied for binding the bale, and ythe. latterl maybe removed from the box,ai`ter which new lwires should be placed in position `andthe door closed.

' 40y After the bale 26 is removed the dogs 27 and? 37 and 38 'are thrown back into the dotted position (seeFigs'. -4 and 5),-"and theplaten is elevated forrefilling-'the box. The platenl is: raised? by a counterweight` 51, which 45, should about equal the weightv of the platen p23, the rack-bar 25, and the lever 31.l The` weight 51,is suspended` from 4the endsy off a` pairof ropes or chains 53, which pass over pulleysv 54, the latter being pivotedI to the 5.0 top 'of a standard 55 whichis secured to f the back 2 by bolts 55. Theopposite ends of the ropes 53 connect to lugs 56 carried by the press-head 23, as best seen in Fig. 5. To raise the platen 23, the loperator pulls 455 'downwardly on the ropes at the rear side of the box, which liftsl the platen until it .arrives at the position shown in- Fig. 6. Here the platen remains until the boxl isreilled lwith material ior *forming another biale.

The operator thentakes hold of theplaten and pulls it dovv'nwardlyL and enters itv into, the open top to the box; He then replacesthe link 35, as shownv in Figs.` 1, 2 and k3, aiter which the pressing operations are re.- 655 peated, described f oted to said "door, artiddetachablyconnectL l. ing the free' end of said rocking lever-f with eration,` and meansl for 'locking the platenl ther open top of said box Having thus described my invention what claim `as newand desire tosecure'kby Let ters Patent, is-f'- s Y l:

1. Abaling press, comprising al box' havff ing a door at one side, a platen for' pressing 70 'I material deposited in said box, a hand lever carriedby saiddcor, a rocking-lever.pivf s' oted above the box, a rodfor adj ustably con# necting said levers, va ratchet bar carried by said platen and guided by said rocking-Vle ver, and pawls carried by said rockingdever for .depressing said platenat each downward stroke of said-levers.

2. A baling press, comprising y'alboxli-av.-i I

ing a door atyoneside, a platen for 'pressso for elevating .said platen andjsaid ratchet- 90.'

bar, wheneversaid levers are disconnected. y

3. A baling-press, including -a prelxss-box.

havingan open topand having a: door for closing one'y open side, 'a platen-in said box,f', s

a `ratclriet-bar connected .toy said-platenfa y' rocking lever lpivotedlabf'iv'e said box for. supporting and guiding said'bar, a bracket forsupporting saidlever, aliand-fl'ever"piv-l .v

the `pivotedv end of'said.hand-lever,k vand'- pawls carried by said lrocking lever anden-ld gaging the teeth lof; said "banter -iforcing said platen downwardly duringl the pressing v, vop-4 for maintainingfthe pressure. ,u 14.,A baling press, includ'ng a press-box havingan open top 'andhavi-ng a door for closing one openl side, a platen in said. box, a ratchet-bar connected tot said platen, -a rocking lever vpivoted -above said box kfor supporting and Y'guiding said-bar, a bracket for supporting said lever, a-hand lever piv-V oted -to said door-',aroddetachably connect-` ingthe :tree end ofsaid `rooki-rig-lever with 11 15 the pivoted.v end ofi-said hand-lever, ,pawls-v carried; by said rocking lever ,and 4engaging thev teeth of saidbar kfor forcing said platen; downwardlyl duringv the pressing operatiomA and a counterweightconnected-to said. platen.` 1:20

'forl elevating and holding ysaid vplaten'` above when.V said Alevers are disconnected. j

5. yA;A baling-press comprising aV press-box,

open at its top and having a permanent bot?! 1:25 n

tom and a door hinged at one side, Aa platenkr f vertically movable vin said box, `f a rack-:bar pivoted at its.lowerend.t o saidplaten its upperv end Aprojecting above the l,top ,of said;

box, a` ifocl{ing-lever, pivotallyf supported; 'liso connecting said rocking-lever to said handlever. ,l

6. A. balingpress, comprising a press-box having an open top, and one fopen side, a door for closing the open side, a hand-lever pivoted to said door, a platen vertically movable in said box, a ratchet bar pivoted to the center of said platen, a rocking lever disposed centrally abovethe box, ya bracket to which one end of said lever is pivoted, said lever having a slot to receive and guide said bar, a link for connecting said rocking lever to said hand-lever during the' pressing operations, said link removable for allowing th'e platen and said bar to be elevated for refilling the box, and pawls car-- ried by said rocking lever engagingthe teeth of said bar for forcing the platen downwardly during the baling operation.

7 A baling press including a press-box,

having an open top and a rigid bottom, a door hinged to one side of said box extending from the top to the bottom thereof, a vertically movable platen in said box, means carried by said plateny adapted to engage parts carried by the walls of said box for locking said platen in different positions during the pressingoperations', a ratchet-bar pivoted to said platen and extending above the top of said box, a guide for said bar comprising a slotted rocking lever extending across the open end of said box, a bracket Jfor pivotally supporting one end of said lever,-a hand-lever pivoted to the outside of said door beneath said rocking lever, a rodl connecting said levers, and a pair of pawls carried by said rocking lever and engaging the teeth of said ratchet-bar for forcing said platen downwardly at eachk downward stroke of said hand-lever.

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` Washington,l D. G. 

